(11334) Rio de Janeiro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 1996 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Rio de Janeiro, founded in 1565, is the city with the “Sugar Loaf” and a former capital of Brazil.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rio de Janeiro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rio de Janeiro is 2.32 au from the Sun and 1.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11334 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 HM18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.74 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 15.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Rio
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